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Webster 1913 Edition


Hymenopteran

Hyˊme-nop′ter-an

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Noun.
(Zool.)
One of the Hymenoptera.

Definition 2024


hymenopteran

hymenopteran

English

Noun

hymenopteran (plural hymenopterans)

  1. (entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera; the bees, wasps and ants etc.

Adjective

hymenopteran (comparative more hymenopteran, superlative most hymenopteran)

  1. Characteristic of these insects.

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